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| Document Title | 1. Chinese Communist Threat in the Far East and South East Asia; 2. Consideration of Reports by Joint Intelligence Committees Abroad; 3. Effects of Events in Korea on the Threats to Formosa, Tibet, Hong Kong and Indo-China; 4. Possible Military Operations in South-East Asia by the Chinese Communist Armed Forces between 1952 and 1956; 5. Likely Scale of Strategic Air Attacks on South East Asia in the Event of War with Russia; 6. Relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and the Communist Parties in Burma and French Indo-China; 7. Communism in the Far East as at 31st March 1950; 8. Requirements for Clandestine Reporting in Western Europe in the Event of a Successful Soviet Invasion; 9. Threat to Yugoslavia; 10. Intelligence Liaison with the Americans in the Far East; 11. Mr. H.N. Brain |
| Reference | CAB 159/8 |
| Document Date | 19 July 1950 |
| Conflicts | Cold War |
| Themes | Foreign Policy and International Relations, Intelligence Organisation and Administration, Military Intelligence and Operations |
| Regions | East Asia, Europe |
| Countries | Burma, China, Formosa, Indochina, Korea, Russia, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia |
| Document Type | Meeting Minutes |
| Organisations | Chiefs of Staff, Communist Information Bureau, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East), Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee |
| People | Valentine Boucher, John Gardiner, Guy Liddell, Stewart Menzies, Percy Sillitoe, Kenneth Strong |
| Notes | Sections of this document have been retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act, 1958. |
Keywords
communism, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese Civil War, colonies, empire, imperial defence, contingency planning, predicting enemy intentions, assessing enemy strength, military strength, intelligence reports, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee duties, intelligence channels, intelligence distribution, British intelligence organisation, Chinese Nationalists, invasion threat, diplomatic intelligence, military intelligence, foreign policy, military operations, Chinese army, geographic intelligence, air warfare, threat of war with the USSR, war preparations, air raid precautions, First Indochina War, subversion, political intelligence, ideology, political dissent, intelligence requirements, intelligence gathering, intelligence services responsibilities, occupation arrangements, Soviet-Yugoslav relations, diplomatic disputes, diplomacy, Soviet satellite states, troop movements, liaison, Anglo-American relations, American intelligence services
